Ghana vs Somalia

Ghana vs Somalia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 5 million TIV in Ghana and 2 million TIV in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by 3 million TIV, or 2.5 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ghana vs Somalia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 5 million TIV in Ghana and 2 million TIV in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by 3 million TIV, or 2.5 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • Ghana has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGhanaSomaliaWorld
20255 million2 million33.3 billion
202411 million4 million30.6 billion
20238 million4 million29.5 billion
202240 million–33 billion
2021–2 million26.8 billion
202012 million2 million23.4 billion
20192 million8 million26.9 billion
20180–27.3 billion
2017–2 million31.2 billion
201622 million2 million31.4 billion
201513 million1 million28.7 billion
201417 million–27 billion
201352 million3 million27.4 billion
201239 million–27.9 billion
201176 million–29.9 billion
20102 million–25.8 billion
20096 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
200716 million–26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
20050–21.3 billion
200437 million–21.3 billion
20036 million–19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
200112 million–18.3 billion
20001 million–20.5 billion
19998 million1 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
19975 million–28.9 billion
19967 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
199411 million–22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
19911 million–27.8 billion
19904 million16 million28.6 billion
19892 million–31.7 billion
1988––32.9 billion
198713 million–36.2 billion
1986–15 million35.5 billion
19855 million42 million33.2 billion
1984–15 million36.8 billion
1983–23 million39.1 billion
1982–61 million41.4 billion
198148 million97 million42 billion
198038 million101 million37.4 billion
19797 million90 million33.3 billion
197818 million57 million39.2 billion
1977–29 million37 billion
197639 million185 million33 billion
197528 million128 million34.2 billion
197419 million283 million32.9 billion
197313 million165 million32.6 billion
197212 million24 million28.7 billion
1971––29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969–1 million24.7 billion
1968–4 million22.4 billion
19671 million72 million22.1 billion
196624 million53 million22.4 billion
196540 million31 million23.1 billion
196440 million–24.2 billion
19636 million11 million18.1 billion
196220 million015.5 billion
1961107 million2 million15 billion
196012 million11 million15.7 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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